A 51-year old priest from Davao City died Dec. 28 after he collapsed while climbing Mt. Apo, the country’s highest mountain, via Kapatagan trail. According to the initial report from Digos City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, Fr. Oscar Novem Enjaynes, along with 14 other climbers from the citiesContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Yangon: In a New Year message to his countrymen, Myanmar Cardinal Charles Maung Bo points out several reasons for hope despite the global pandemic year that sowed widespread despair and unprecedented panic. The cardinal called Covid 19 as “an existential disruption,” that made some 122 millionContinue Reading
Yangon: In a new year message released for his countrymen, India’s neighbouring Myanmar Cardinal Charles Maung Bo found several reasons for hope despite the global pandemic year that sowed widespread despair and unprecedented panic. The Asian cardinal called Covid 19 as “an existential disruption,” that made some 122 million peopleContinue Reading
Hong Kong student activist Tony Chung has been sentenced to four months in prison for insulting the Chinese flag during a protest in May last year. The 19-year-old had faced a sentence of up to three years in jail after he was found guilty earlier this month. The court heardContinue Reading
Owerri: The bishops of Nigeria have urged prayer for the safety and release of a Catholic bishop who was abducted December 27 in Owerri, the capital of Nigeria’s Imo state. Bishop Moses Chikwe “is said to have been kidnapped in the night of Sunday 27 December 2020,” the secretary generalContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis issued a new law Dec. 28 reorganizing Vatican finances following a series of scandals. In a document issued Dec. 28, the pope formalized the transfer of financial responsibilities from the Vatican’s Secretariat of State to the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA), whichContinue Reading
Beijing: A Chinese citizen journalist who covered Wuhan’s coronavirus outbreak has been jailed for four years. Zhang Zhan was found guilty of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” a frequent charge against activists. The 37-year-old former lawyer was detained in May, and has been on hunger strike for several months. HerContinue Reading
Beijing: At least seven people were killed and another seven injured in a knife attack in northeastern China, state media reported on December 27. The attack in the city of Kaiyuan in Liaoning province was carried out outside a sauna and bathhouse. The suspect, identified by the media by hisContinue Reading
PANIQUI, Philippines: Hundreds on December 27 attended the funeral of a woman and her son shot dead by an off-duty policeman in the Philippines, a week after a video of the incident went viral on social media, sparking public outrage over police brutality. Members of the public joined as relativesContinue Reading
Police say they have found the body of a Pakistani dissident living in the Canadian city of Toronto on refugee status, with rights group Amnesty International and others calling for a full and transparent investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death. The body of 37-year-old Karima Mehrab Baloch was foundContinue Reading
